Hotel Kings Court Prague
A luxury hotel inside the former Palace of the Chamber of Trade and Commerce on náměstí Republiky, a Neo-Renaissance building of 1903–1905 by architect Antonín Turek, beside the Municipal House.
At a glance
Hotel Kings Court occupies a historic building on the street U Obecního domu, at the corner of náměstí Republiky in central Prague, immediately beside the Municipal House (Obecní dům) and a short walk from the Powder Gate Tower. According to GEMA ART GROUP, the firm that carried out its restoration, the Neo-Renaissance building with elements of Art Nouveau was erected between 1903 and 1905, designed by architect Antonín Turek to serve as the new Palace of the Chamber of Trade and Commerce for the bank Živnostenská banka. The Czech national heritage catalogue lists it as the former Chamber of Commerce. It was converted into a five-star hotel between 2007 and 2009, opening in November 2009 while preserving its period façade and grand interiors.
Key facts
- Built 1903–1905 as the Palace of the Chamber of Trade and Commerce for Živnostenská banka (GEMA ART GROUP)
- Architect: Antonín Turek, who also designed the Vinohrady Theatre (GEMA ART GROUP)
- Style: Neo-Renaissance with Art Nouveau / emerging Secession elements (GEMA ART GROUP; Památkový Katalog)
- Alterations in 1922 by architect Matěj Blecha; a sixth floor added in 1956 (GEMA ART GROUP)
- Converted to a hotel 2007–2009, the most extensive reconstruction in its history; opened November 2009
- Listed in the Czech national heritage catalogue (Památkový Katalog) as the former Chamber of Commerce
- Address: U Obecního domu 660/3, Staré Město, Praha 1, beside the Municipal House
History
The site on the former Josefské náměstí (later renamed náměstí Republiky / Republic Square) was acquired in 1900 by the commercial bank Živnostenská banka, which demolished the existing complex to build a new Palace of the Chamber of Trade and Commerce. According to GEMA ART GROUP, the Neo-Renaissance building with Art Nouveau elements was erected between 1903 and 1905 to the design of architect Antonín Turek, who also designed the Vinohrady Theatre. The Czech national heritage register (Památkový Katalog) records it as the Chamber of Commerce, a three-storey structure whose interiors combined emerging Secession with still-dominant historicist architectural elements.
The building was modified in 1922 according to a design by architect Matěj Blecha, and in 1956 a sixth floor level was added. Its most extensive transformation came between 2007 and 2009, when GEMA ART GROUP converted the former chamber palace into a luxury hotel; the five-star Hotel Kings Court opened in November 2009. The conversion retained the historic Neo-Renaissance exterior and grand interior spaces, including a ballroom, set immediately beside Prague's celebrated Art Nouveau Municipal House.
What you see
A monumental Neo-Renaissance corner palace facing náměstí Republiky, three principal historic storeys (with later upper additions) rich in historicist detail and early Secession touches, including the large semicircular windows of the former assembly hall. Inside, period grand spaces have been adapted as hotel public rooms and a ballroom (the Franz Josef ballroom with wood paneling, per Prague City Tourism), set directly beside the ornate Municipal House.
Practical information
- Operating five-star hotel; the historic exterior and lobby are publicly visible from náměstí Republiky and U Obecního domu
- Located beside the Municipal House (Obecní dům) and opposite the Palladium shopping centre
- Steps from the Powder Gate Tower at the edge of the Old Town
- Address: U Obecního domu 660/3, 110 00 Staré Město, Praha 1
Getting there
Náměstí Republiky metro station (Line B, yellow) is directly adjacent. Trams and the Old Town are within a few minutes' walk; the Powder Gate Tower stands at the corner of the square.
Nearby
- Municipal House (Obecní dům), Prague's premier Art Nouveau / Secession building (1905–1912) — immediately adjacent, under 50 m
- Powder Gate Tower (Prašná brána) — about 100 m, at the edge of náměstí Republiky
- Hotel Paříž, a celebrated Art Nouveau hotel (1904) — about 100 m on U Obecního domu
Sources
- Hotel Kings Court — house conversion into a hotel — GEMA ART GROUP (https://www.gemaart.cz/en/hotel-kings-court-house-conversion-into-a-hotel-prague-czech-republic/)
- Hotel Kings Court — Prague City Tourism (https://prague.eu/en/ubytovani/hotel-kings-court/)
- obchodní komora — Památkový Katalog, Czech national heritage register (https://pamatkovykatalog.cz/obchodni-komora-18016116)
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